Evolution of Dynamic Recrystallization in 35CrMo Steel During Hot Deformation

To better understand the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior of 35CrMo steel during hot deformation, a series of isothermal compression tests were carried out at different temperatures and strain rates. Using a constitutive equation built from the data obtained and the Arrhenius equation, the activation energy for hot deformation was determined through regression to be 342.69 kJ/mol. A model of the DRX kinetics was also constructed to characterize the influence of accumulated strain, temperature and strain rate on DRX evolution, which revealed that lower temperatures and higher strain rates require greater strain to achieve the same DRX volume fraction. Optical examination of the microstructure after deformation confirmed that this model accurately reflects reality and that grain size varies directly with deformation temperature, but inversely with strain rate.     

Modeling the High Temperature Flow Behavior and Dynamic Recrystallization Kinetics of a Medium Carbon Microalloyed Steel

In this study, the hot deformation behavior of a medium carbon microalloyed steel was investigated. The hot compression test was conducted in the temperature range of 1000-1200 °C under strain rates of 0.01, 0.1 and 1 s^?1. It has been observed that the flow stress increases with a decrease in temperature and/or an increase in strain rate. Furthermore, dynamic recrystallization (DRX) is found to be the main flow softening mechanism in almost all deformation conditions. Material parameters of the constitutive equations are found to be strain dependent. Their relationship with strain is identified by a fourth order polynomial fit. Then, a constitutive model is developed to predict the flow stress of the material incorporating the strain softening effect. The accuracy of the proposed model for the flow stress is evaluated by applying the absolute average error method. The result of 6.08% indicates a good agreement between predicted and experimental data. Moreover, the critical characteristics of DRX are extracted from the stress-strain curves at different deformation conditions. It is found that by increasing the strain rate at a constant temperature or decreasing deformation temperature under a constant strain rate, the recrystallization curve shifts to the higher strains. The kinetics of DRX increases with increasing deformation temperature or strain rate.     

Application of mathematical modeling in two-stage rolling of hot rolled wire rods

The no-recrystallization temperature (T_nr) is an important parameter in the design of two-stage rolling schedule to obtain finer grain size. T_nr was obtained both by continuous cooling compression testing and tension-compression testing. However, due to the limitations of experimental installation, both compressing testing and tension-compression testing have a scaling down of practical pass strain and strain rate in rolling mill. The mathematical model that calculates mean flow stress (MFS) can eliminate these limitations and the pass strain and strain applied in mathematical model are approximately equal to the mean value of that in wire-rod rolling mill. Therefore, mathematical calculation is a new method to determine T_nr and the predicted T_nr is similar to experimental results. Due to the high strain rate and short interpass time at the finishing strain of wire rods mills, mathematical modeling is also an effective method to simulate microstructure-evolution in wire rods rolling. An expert system was established to study the microstructure evolution in two-stage rolling through the obtained dynamic recrystallization (DRX) model combined with metadynamic recrystallization (MRX) and static recrystallization (SRX) model in literature. In the present work, it is simplified that the complete metadynamic recrystallization (MRX) is achieved when strain for deformation exceeds critical strain ɛ_c. It was found that strain accumulation played an important role in finishing rolling. The recrystallization behavior during finishing rolling stage was repeated by static and dynamic model. The predicted austenite grain size and mean flow stress at each pass are expected to provide guidance for appropriate rolling schedule design.     

AerMet100超高强钢在热加工过程中的动态再结晶模型研究

为了准确预测AerMet100超高强钢在热加工过程中的微观组织演变,通过系列等温热压缩试验分析了合金在温度为800~1040℃、应变速率为0.01~10s-1、变形量为15~60%的热变形行为,并建立了动态再结晶(DRX)体积分数和晶粒尺寸的DRX模型。通过计算获得了AerMet100钢本构模型中的Zener-Hollomon参数,用于建立DRX模型。通过建立的DRX模型定量预测了热变形参数对合金微观组织演变的影响,结合微观组织观察发现,高温低应变速率和较大的变形程度有利于DRX充分发生,使组织细化和均匀化。模型预测结果与实验结果吻合较好,验证了所建立的DRX模型的准确性。结果表明,建立的DRX模型可以定量预测AerMet100钢在不同变形参数下进行热加工时的微观组织演变规律。     

基于位错密度理论的核级316LN不锈钢高温本构模型

研究了316LN奥氏体不锈钢在1050~1200 ℃、应变速率0.1,1和50 s^-1下的压缩变形行为,分析了变形温度和应变速率对热流曲线的影响。基于位错密度理论,建立了316LN钢的热变形本构模型,并揭示了316LN钢的软化机理。结果表明,在高温低应变速率（小于0.1 s^-1）条件下,动态再结晶（DRX）为主导软化机理;在高温高应变速率（大于1 s^-1）条件下,动态回复（DRV）为主导软化机理;在高温及应变速率为0.1和1 s^-1条件下,DRV和DRX共同作用。构建的模型可以很好地预测316LN钢的热变形行为,其Pearson相关系数为0.9956,平均相对误差绝对值为3.07%,为一个精确的本构模型。     

低Ni型LNG钢的热变形行为及力学性能

通过单道次、双道次压缩试验,研究了低Ni型LNG钢的高温奥氏体动态再结晶及静态再结晶行为,并采用两阶段控制轧制及超快速冷却技术进行不同轧制工艺下的热轧试验,通过热模拟及热轧试验研究了低Ni型LNG钢的热变形行为及力学性能。结果表明,在高温(1000~1050 ℃)、低应变速率(0.1~0.5 s^-1)下奥氏体容易发生动态再结晶,确定了发生再结晶的临界条件,并建立了动态再结晶动力学模型。试验钢在较高温度(800~1050 ℃)、较长道次间隔时间(60 s)下静态软化现象明显,容易发生静态再结晶。依据热模拟试验结果制定热轧试验工艺,通过控制精轧开轧温度和终轧温度调控高温奥氏体再结晶行为,从而细化晶粒,改善低Ni钢的冲击性能。精轧开轧温度920 ℃、终轧温度770 ℃时,低Ni钢的低温冲击吸收能量为180.1 J,屈服强度为595.1 MPa,抗拉强度为717.8 MPa。     

Dynamic Recrystallization Kinetics and Microstructural Evolution for LZ50 Steel During Hot Deformation

The dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior of LZ50 steel was investigated using hot compression tests at a deformation temperature of 870-1170 °C and a strain rate of 0.05-3 s^?1. The effects of deformation temperature, strain, strain rate, and initial austenite grain size on the microstructural evolution during DRX were studied in detail. The austenite grain size of DRX was refined with increasing strain rate and decreasing temperature, whereas the initial grain size had no influence on DRX grain size. A model based on the Avrami equation was proposed to estimate the kinetics of the DRX under different deformation conditions. A DRX map, which was derived from the DRX kinetics, the recrystallized microstructure, and the flow stress analysis, can be used to identify optimal deformation conditions. The initiation of DRX was lower than Z _c (critical Zener-Hollomon parameter) and higher than ε_c (critical strain). The relationship between the DRX microstructure and the Z parameter was analyzed. Fine DRX grain sizes can be achieved with a moderate Z value, which can be used to identify suitable deformation parameters.     

AM355不锈钢的热变形行为

使用Gleeble-3800热模拟试验机对锻造态AM355不锈钢进行等温热压缩试验,应变速率选择0.01~10 s^-1,变形温度选择1173~1423 K。热变形后的组织通过光学显微镜、电子背散射衍射、透射电镜进行观察。基于Arrhenius模型采用峰值应力构建了本构方程,并对其改进得到了准确度更高的本构方程。采用动态材料模型构建了热加工图。由热加工图与变形后的组织得到了真应变为0.9时的热加工窗口。结果表明,适用于AM355钢的最优热加工区域为变形温度1250~1300 K、应变速率0.01~0.03 s^-1与变形温度1300~1400 K、应变速率0.01~10 s^-1及变形温度1400~1423 K、应变速率0.5~10 s^-1,该区域下能量耗散率均小于0.36,且发生了完全的动态再结晶。此外,还确立了完全动态再结晶时奥氏体晶粒尺寸d_drx与Z参数的关系。     

两种热轧不锈带钢生产方式的比较分析

介绍了我国热轧不锈带钢的生产现状.针对热连轧和炉卷轧机生产热轧不锈带钢这两种主要形式,从不锈钢热轧生产的特点、工艺装备配置、生产品种、年产量、产品规格、产品质量及精度、金属能源介质消耗等方面对两者进行了对比分析.结果表明,热连轧在不锈钢生产上具有较多优点,现代炉卷轧机在指标上稍差于热连轧,但由于炉卷轧机生产灵活,仍然适...     

热轧终轧条件对ELC—BH钢板Ar3的影响

研究表明,随着ELC—BH钢板终轧变形量和终轧变形速度增加以及终轧温度降低,A_(r3)升高,这些规律归因于高温变形期间加工硬化和热激活软化两种因素竞争引起的微观组织结构的变化。     

Optimization of process parameters for the manufacturing of rocket casings: A study using processing maps

Maraging steels possess ultrahigh strength combined with ductility and toughness and could be easily fabricated and heat-treated. Bulk metalworking of maraging steels is an important step in the component manufacture. To optimize the hot-working parameters (temperature and strain rate) for the ring rolling process of maraging steel used for the manufacture of rocket casings, a systematic study was conducted to characterize the hot working behavior by developing processing maps for γ-iron and an indigenous 250 grade maraging steel. The hot deformation behavior of binary alloys of iron with Ni, Co, and Mo, which are major constituents of maraging steel, is also studied. Results from the investigation suggest that all the materials tested exhibit a domain of dynamic recrystallization (DRX). From the instability maps, it was revealed that strain rates above 10 s⁻¹ are not suitable for hot working of these materials. An important result from the stress-strain behavior is that while Co strengthens γ-iron, Ni and Mo cause flow softening. Temperatures around 1125 °C and strain rate range between 0.001 and 0.1 s⁻¹ are suitable for the hot working of maraging steel in the DRX domain. Also, higher strain rates may be used in the meta-dynamic recrystallization domain above 1075 °C for high strain rate applications such as ring rolling. The microstructural mechanisms identified from the processing maps along with grain size analyses and hot ductility measurements could be used to design hot-working schedules for maraging steel.     

Influence of Vanadium Content on Hot Deformation Behavior of Low-Carbon Boron Microalloyed Steel

Single-pass compression tests were performed to investigate the hot deformation behavior of low-carbon boron microalloyed steel containing three various vanadium contents at 900-1100℃ and strain rate of 0.01-10 s~(-1) using the MMS-300 thermal mechanical simulator.The flow stress curves of investigated steels were obtained under the different deformation conditions,and the effects of the deformation temperature and strain rate on the flow stress were discussed.The characteristic points of flow stress were obtained from the stress dependence of strain hardening rate;the activation energy of investigated steels was determined by the regression analysis;the flow stress constitutive equations were developed;the effect of vanadium content on the flow stress and dynamic recrystallization(DRX) was investigated.The result showed that the flow stress and activation energy(3-6.5 kJ mol~(-1)) of the steel containing 0.18 wt% V were significantly higher than those of the steels with0.042 wt% and 0.086 wt% V,which was related to the increase in solute drag and precipitation effects for higher vanadium content.DRX analysis showed that the addition of vanadium can delay the initiation and the rate of DRX.     

Finite Element Analysis for Microstructure Evolution in Hot Finishing Rolling of Steel Strips

A computer model that describes the evolution of microstructures during the hot finishing rolling of SS400 steel has been proposed. It has been found that the microstructure strongly depends on processing of materials and on their parameters,which affected the history of the thermomechanical variables,such as temperature,strain,and strain rate. To investigate the microstructural evolutions during the hot finishing rolling process,the rigid-thermoviscoplastic finite element method(FEM) has been combined with dynamic recrystallization,static recrystallization,and grain growth models. The simulation results show a good agreement with those from the prediction software online.     

A journey with prasad’s processing maps

The constitutive flow behavior of austenitic stainless steel types AISI 304L, 316L, and 304 in the temperature range of 873 K (600 °C) to 1473 K (1200 °C) and strain-rate range of 0.001 s⁻¹–100 s⁻¹ has been evaluated with a view to establishing processing-microstructure-property relationships during hot working. The technique adopted for the study of constitutive behavior is through establishing processing maps and instability maps, and interpreting them on the basis of dynamic materials model (DMM). The processing maps for 304L have revealed a domain of dynamic recrystallization (DRX) occurring at 1423 K (1150 °C) at 0.1 s⁻¹, which is the optimum condition for hot working of this material. The processing maps of 304 predict DRX domain at 1373 K (1100 °C) and 0.1 s⁻¹. Stainless steel type 316L undergoes DRX at 1523 K (1250 °C) and 0.05 s⁻¹. At 1173 K (900 °C) and 0.001 s⁻¹ this material undergoes dynamic recovery (DRY). In the temperature and strain rate regimes other than DRX and DRY domains, austenitic stainless steels exhibit flow localization. Large-scale experiments using rolling, forging, and extrusion processes were conducted with a view to validating the conclusions arrived at from the processing maps. The “safe” processing regime predicted by processing maps has been further refined using the values of apparent activation energy during deformation. The validity and the merit of this refining procedure have been demonstrated with an example of press forging trials on stainless steel 316L. The usefulness of this approach for manufacturing stainless steel tubes and hot rolled plates has been demonstrated.     

Hot Deformation and Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of Austenite-Based Low-Density Fe–Mn–Al–C Steel

The hot deformation and dynamic recrystallization(DRX) behavior of austenite-based Fe–27Mn–11.5Al–0.95 C steel with a density of 6.55 g cm-3were investigated by compressive deformation at the temperature range of900–1150 °C and strain rate of 0.01–10 s-1. Typical DRX behavior was observed under chosen deformation conditions and yield-point-elongation-like effect caused by DRX of d-ferrite. The flow stress characteristics were determined by DRX of the d-ferrite at early stage and the austenite at later stage, respectively. On the basis of hyperbolic sine function and linear fitting, the calculated thermal activation energy for the experimental steel was 294.204 k J mol-1. The occurrence of DRX for both the austenite and the d-ferrite was estimated and plotted by related Zener–Hollomon equations. A DRX kinetic model of the steel was established by flow stress and peak strain without considering dynamic recovery and d-ferrite DRX. The effects of deformation temperature and strain rate on DRX volume fraction were discussed in detail. Increasing deformation temperature or strain rate contributes to DRX of both the austenite and the d-ferrite, whereas a lower strain rate leads to the austenite grains growth and the d-ferrite evolution, from banded to island-like structure.     

Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of a Medium Manganese TRIP Steel

The hot deformation behavior of a medium-Mn steel was studied in terms of hot compression flow curves in the temperature range of 850–1050 ℃ and strain rates of 0.05–10 s~(-1).The thermo-mechanical analysis was carried out and suggested that the microstructure during deformation was completely austenite which had high tendency for dynamic recrystallization(DRX).The flow behavior was characterized by significant flow softening at deformation temperatures of 950–1050 ℃ and lower strain rates of 0.05–5 s~(-1), which was attributed to heating during deformation, DRX and flow instability.A step-by-step calculating procedure for constitutive equations is proposed.The verification of the modified equations indicated that the developed constitutive models could accurately describe the flow softening behavior of studied steel.Additionally, according to the processing maps and microstructure analysis, it suggested that hot working of medium Mn steel should be carried out at 1050 ℃, and the strain rate of 0.05–10 s~(-1) resulted in significantly recrystallized microstructures in the in steel.The flow localization is mainly flow instability mechanism for experimental steel.     

Neural network modeling for the prediction of texture evolution of hot deformed aluminum alloys

Commercial aluminum rolling mills operate under very restricted thermomechanical conditions determined from experience and plant trials. In this paper we report results for four-stand tandem mill rolling simulations within and beyond the thermomechanical conditions typical of a rolling mill by plane strain compression (PSC) testing to assess the effect of deformed conditions on the texture of the hot deformed aluminum strip after annealing. A neural network modeling study was then initiated to find a predictive relationship between the observed texture and the thermomechanical parameters of strain, strain rate, and temperature. The model suggested that temperature is the prime variable that influences texture. Such models can be used to evaluate optimal strategies for the control of process parameters of a four-stand tandem mill.     

基于动态再结晶的铸态AZ31B镁合金本构方程

通过GLEEBLE压缩试验获得铸态AZ31B镁合金真应力应变曲线,本试验从真应力应变曲线出发,通过数值分析获得临界应力应变模型、饱和应力模型和稳态应力模型等多种应力模型。同时,结合位错理论和动态再结晶动力学,根据镁合金在变形过程中发生动态再结晶的临界点,将应力应变曲线分为两段,分别对以动态回复为主的曲线和以动态再结晶为主的曲线建立本构模型,分析并得出了动态再结晶分数与基于动态再结晶下的流变应力之间的变化规律。     

Research on Hot Working Behavior of Low-Nickel Duplex Stainless Steel 2101EI北大核心CSCD

The thermal deformation difference of two phases for duplex stainless steel (DSS) makes hot working difficult, 2101 DSS substitute Mn, N for Ni to stabilize austenite phase, which will significantly affect hot deformation behavior. Hot compression tests in the temperature ranging from 1123 to 1423 K and strain rate ranging from 0.001 to 10 s(-1) were carried out on a Geeble-3800 thermal simulator for 2101 DSS. At the same strain rate, the flow curve characteristics of 2101 DSS changed from dynamic re-crystallzation (DRX) to dynamic recovery with increasing deformation temperature. Increasing defomation stain rate from 0.001 s(-1) to 0,01 and 0.1 s(-1) increased DRX temperature range, but higher strain rate of 1 and 10 s(-1) is not beneficial to DRX occurrence. In the deformation temperature region of 1253 similar to 1323 K and low strain rate of 0.01 similar to 0.1 s(-1), the smaller strain value corresponding to the peak stress, the austenite DRX is more likely to occur, which is beneficial to the equiaxed recrystallized grains formation. At low strain rate, the recrystallization grain grows up with the increase of deformation temperature, the worse effect of austenite DRX is related to weakened austenite stabilized ability of Mn substitution for Ni at high Zener-Hollomon parameter values. Based on the thermal deformation equation, the apparent activation energy Q was calculated as 464.49 kJ/mol, which is slightly higher than that of 2205 DSS, and the constitutive equation of the peak flow stress was established. By combining with flow curve and microstructure analysis, the processing map exhibits the optimum processing conditions are in deformation temperature ranging from 1220 to 1350 K and strain rate ranging from 0.001 to 0.1 s(-1) with high power dissipation co-efficient of 0.40 similar to 0.47, under which the austenite DRX obviously occurred.     

Identification,for control,of the process parameters influencing tertiary scale formation at the hot strip mill using a binary choice model

Scale is highly detrimental to the surface quality of tinplate products and this problem is created during the hot rolling process. In this paper, a statistical analysis is carried out to both quantify the influence of hot mill process parameters on tertiary scale formation and to use this information to identify how to optimise the running conditions at the hot mill. That is, to identify what base chemistries to use and what temperatures to run the hot mill at so that the percentage of coils produced with significant scale formation is kept as low as is required for meeting customer requirements. Principal component analysis is used to reduce the dimensionality of the dataset whilst retaining the majority of the variability in the process variables. It was found that a Logit model containing these components was consistent with the process data and it was further determined from this model that the most significant variables were the temperature at which the steel strip was entering the finishing mill, together with the percentage of phosphorus, copper and nickel present within the strip. More importantly, for process control it was found that at low levels of phosphorus (<0.011%) there is a less than 10% chance of significant scale formation when the other hot mill variables are kept at their average values. It was also found that to keep the rate of defective coils below 10%, the maximum rougher mill temperature should be kept at 1040 °C or less. The Logit model was capable of identifying many other optimal running conditions for the hot mill.